Battle of Srednje

The Battle of Srednje occurred from 15 to 16 February 1995 during the Bosnian War when the ARBiH armed forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina succeeded in capturing and defending the town of Srednje on the outskirts of Sarajevo, which had been besieged by Serb forces. The Bosnians, equipped with AMX-30 and T-55A tanks, succeeded in pushing into the town, and they destroyed several Yugoslav People's Army tanks in battle. The Yugoslav soldiers were held back by the Bosnian troops and tanks, and the Serbian forces were ultimately forced to retreat from Srednje. Both sides lost 3 tanks, but the Serbians suffered very high infantry losses; while the Bosnians lost 97 men, the Serbs lost 246 men. The battle was one of the many hard-fought engagements that occurred in the vicinity of Sarajevo during the siege of the city.